BRONZE AGE / EARLY GREEK PERIOD BRONZE SWORD. Ca. 1200 - 900 BC. A bronze sword with a triangular blade bearing a medial rib flanked by shallow grooves, a flared guard, and a short hilt with a ring moulding terminating in a disc-shaped pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, Lot 24. Size: 540mm x 80mm; Weight: 660g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly with J. Micas collection, Paris, France formed since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.